Barty party continues at Australian Open

Ashleigh Barty has matched her previous best Australian Open performance after grinding out a tough second-round win over Italian Camila Giorgi.

Barty, who made the third round last year, withstood the firepower of world No.71 Giorgi to earn a 5-7 6-4 6-1 victory on Rod Laver Arena.

The Australian No.1 next faces Japan’s Naomi Osaka, who knocked out 16th seed Elena Vesnina.

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